2. How many states border Georgia?

A. 5B. 6

C. 7D. 8

3. What are the names of the states that border Georgia?

A. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina

B. Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida

C. Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina

D. Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, and North Carolina

6. On which continent is Georgia located?

A. AsiaB. Europe

C. North AmericaD. South America

8. How many physiographic (geographic) regions does Georgia have?

A. 4B. 5

C. 6D. 7

9. What is the smallest physiographic (geographic) area in Georgia?

A. Appalachian PlateauB. Blue Ridge C. Coastal Plain D. Ridge and Valley

13. In which region is Atlanta located?

A. Appalachian PlateauB. Blue Ridge C. Piedmont PlateauD. Ridge and Valley

14. Through which physiographic (geographic) regions do the Appalachian Mountains run?

A. Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley

B. Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau

C. Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont

D. Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Coastal Plain

16. What is the largest physiographic (geographic) region in Georgia?

A. Appalachian Plateau B. Coastal Plain C. Piedmont Plateau D. Ridge and Valley

20. In which region is the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest swamp in North America, located?

A. Blue RidgeB. Coastal PlainC. Piedmont PlateauD. Ridge and Valley

21. What is the highest peak in Georgia?

A. Amicalola FallsB. Brasstown BaldC. Cloudland CanyonD. Tallulah Gorge

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22. Which statement does NOT describe a characteristic of the barrier islands?

A. They serve as a wilderness sanctuary.B. They protect the beaches from erosion.

C. They are frequently a target of hurricanes.D. They attract thousands of tourists each year.

24. What two regions are separated by the Fall Line?

A. Appalachian Plateau and Blue RidgeB. Blue Ridge and Piedmont Plateau

C. Coastal Plain and Blue RidgeD. Coastal Plain and Piedmont Plateau

28. Georgias manmade lakes do NOT

A. store natural ground water.B. produce hydroelectric power.

C. provide recreational opportunities.D. supply water to the cities.

43. Georgias climate attracts business and industry because the state

A. seldom receives much snow.

B. has a consistently mild climate.

C. rarely experiences tornadoes.

D. does not have hurricanes.

50. Which city is MOST LIKELY to experience a direct hit of a hurricane?

A. Athens

B. Helen

C. Plains

D. Savannah

51. Weather over a long period of time is called

A. climate.

B. geography.

C. seasons.

D. topography.

53. What was the oldest prehistoric Indian civilization found in Georgia?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

56. Why have few Paleo artifacts been found in any one place?

A. Few people lived during that time.

B. People did not leave any artifacts.

C. Artifacts disappeared over time.

D. People moved frequently.

57. During which prehistoric period did large game become extinct?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

58. Why did the Archaic people move frequently?

A. to find secure shelter

B. to locate farmland

C. to trade with others

D. to find enough food

59. During which prehistoric period did horticulture begin?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

60. Which people were the FIRST to make and use pottery?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

61. Which early people grew tobacco to use in ceremonies?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

62. Which people were the FIRST to live in tribes?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

63. During which prehistoric period did the bow and arrow come into use?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

64. Who were the FIRST people to use burial mounds?

A. Archaic

B. Mississippian

C. Paleo

D.Woodland

67. Which statement BEST explains why there are so few Paleo sites in Georgia?

A. Remains from the Old Stone Age have been destroyed by natural forces.

B. The nomadic Paleo Indians did not leave many artifacts in one place.

C. Paleo sites were often looted by cultural groups that came after them.

D. Paleo Indians lived primarily in western states, not in Georgia.

68. Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?

A. The Indians had abundant large game.

B. The Indians began to cultivate plants.

C. The Indians followed herds of large animals.

D. The Indians wanted to band together for protection.

75. Who was the FIRST explorer to enter present-day Georgia?

A. Ferdinand Magellan

B. Ponce de Leon

C. Hernando de Soto

D. Francisco Pizarro

91. The MAIN purpose of the Spanish missions in the barrier islands was to

A. provide protection for the areas European settlers.

B. convert the Indians to Catholicism.

C. establish trade with Spain.

D. claim land for Spain.

97. Why was de Sotos expedition considered a failure?

A. De Soto died before the expedition was finished.

B. De Soto traveled in the wrong direction.

C. De Soto did not find any gold or riches.

D. De Sotos men died of disease.

98. How did de Sotos march through Georgia change the lives and culture of Native Americans?

A. The expedition encouraged others to settle on land that belonged to Native Americans.

B. The expedition was responsible for converting Native Americans to Catholicism.

C. The expedition set up new trading opportunities for Native Americans.

D. The expedition introduced Native Americans to new types of food.

99. The two largest Indian nations living in Georgia during the colonial period were the

A. Cherokee and Chickasaw.

B. Cherokee and Creek.

C. Mississippian and Creek.

D. Seminole and Cherokee.

131. Which country was NOT a major colonizer of the New World?

A. France

B. Spain

C. Great Britain

D. Italy

140. The trade policy of Great Britain during the period of colonization was called

A. free trade.

B. mercantilism.

C. merchandising.

D. trade tariffs.

146. The first Georgia settlements were located

A. on river bluffs.

B. at the Fall Line.

C. on sandy beaches.

D. at the forks of rivers

148. Georgias Charter of 1732 did NOT include a provision that

A. guaranteed every settler his day in court to settle differences.

B. gave the king of England control of the colony.

C. prohibited Catholics from becoming colonists.

D. banned liquor in the colony.

149. Georgias first settlement was made near the present city of

A. Athens.

B. Atlanta.

C. Macon.

D. Savannah.

151. Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?

A. England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently.

B. Oglethorpe had a friend who died in a debtors prison.

C. The homeless would readily come to the New World.

D. The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.

152. Georgia was NOT settled in order to provide

A. a defensive border against the French and Spanish.

B. more land and power for Great Britain.

C. a place to offer religious freedom.

D. a short route to the West Indies.

153. According to Georgias Charter of 1732, which group of people could become colonists?

A. blacks

B. lawyers

C. liquor dealers

D.Methodists

157. What Indians were led by Tomochichi?

A. Cherokee

B. Creek

C. Oconee

D. Yamacraw

160. What ship transported Oglethorpe and Georgias first colonists from England to North

America?

A. the Ann

B. the Nina

C. the Mayflower

D. the Pinta

161. When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his group a charter for the colony of

Georgia?

A. 1492

B. 1607

C. 1732

D. 1776

162. Where did James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists land when they arrived in

Georgia?

A. Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound

B. Fort Frederica near St. Simons Island

C. Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River

D. Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River

165. Which statement does NOT provide a reason for British leaders wanting to establish a new colony in Georgia?

A. Great Britain was overpopulated.

B. The British wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity.

C. Overseas colonies would enhance the British economy.

D. South Carolina colonists needed protection from the Spanish.

171. Who served as an interpreter for James Oglethorpe?

A. William Bull

B. Mary Musgrove

C. Samuel Nunes

D. Tomochichi

172. Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river?

A. Altamaha River

B. Flint River

C. Savannah River

D. St. Marys River